PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decimus Quinlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Wright
vs
Quinlan

195 cm
22
209 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

188 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Decimus Quinlan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright moves into range and connects with a jab.
Quinlan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Quinlan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
Quinlan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Wright checks a low kick from Quinlan.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright cracks Quinlan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Quinlan checks a low kick from Wright.
Quinlan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quinlan throws out the jab.
No joy there for Quinlan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wright scores with a body shot.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quinlan takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wright.
Quinlan throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinlan is just out of range.
We've been informed that Quinlan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quinlan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wright lands a head shot.
Wright jabs at Quinlan's body.
Wright throws a leg kick
and Quinlan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wright thinking.
Quinlan misses with a few strikes there.
Quinlan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quinlan gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Wright takes a swing at Quinlan's ribcage but misses.
Wright lands a head shot.
Wright lands a nice shot that snaps Quinlan's head back.
Cleon Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinlan misses the shot to the body.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quinlan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinlan blocks the body kick.
Wright throws out a powerful jab.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Wright.
Wright is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Wright finds it's way through Quinlan's defenses.

Quinlan is rocked!
Quinlan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wright lands with an overhand left.
Quinlan is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
Quinlan is looking to land body kicks.
Quinlan gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Wright gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Quinlan is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cleon Wright!
Decimus Quinlan was interviewed post fight and said 'Hiddens test fingers crossed'.